debar
UK/di'bɑ:/US
GREA2
Definitions
v.
To officially prevent or exclude someone from doing something or entering a place
正式排除；禁止；阻止
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedde- (completely, here intensifying) + bar (to block, from barra, a barrier). To debar is to bar someone thoroughly — to shut them out from a right, privilege, or place by an official barrier. More formal than 'ban' or 'exclude.'
Root bar still carries 38 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The firm was debarred from bidding on government contracts.
- 2.
His criminal record debarred him from holding public office.